RitA Ep 16 - from The Man Who Did Too Much

The first chapter of The Man Who Did Too Much.  (Cozy mystery suspense by Camille LaGuire.)  In which we meet George, the man who did too much, and Gwen, the woman for which he does too much, and get a hint of the other protagonist, and series detective, Karla Marquette (the woman who watched too many movies).

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 16 - from The Man Who Did Too Much. (26 minutes)

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Book description for The Man Who Did Too Much: In a small Michigan beach town, an eccentric movie buff and a compulsive secret agent join forces to solve a case of kidnapping and murder.

The eBook is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple's iBookstore, Smashwords, Kobo, and Scribd, and other online booksellers.

RitA Ep 15 - The Bellhound

"The Bellhound" a contemporary fantasy story.  The narrator doesn't want a dog, can't afford a security system, but a witch offers to create for her something that combines the best -- and worst -- aspects of both.

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You can find the short story collection, The Bellhound - Four Tales of Modern Magic, at Amazon, Apple iBookstore, Barnes and Noble, and other online booksellers.

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RitA Ep 14 - from Beyond the Canyons by Kyra Halland

An excerpt from Beneath the Canyons by Kyra Halland.  A mix of high fantasy and classic western.  Bounty hunter Silas Vendine is on the trail of a renegade wizard.  When his search leads him to the little town of Bitterbush Springs, he joins up with Lainie, girl with nascent magical powers.

Beyond the Canyon is the first book in the Daughter of the Wildings series.

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 14 - from Beneath the Canyons. (17 minutes)


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Be sure to check out Kyra Halland's website.  And Beyond the Cayons at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other online retailers.


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Rita Ep 13 - "The Bet" by Anton Chekov

It is good to be back, after my month off for jury duty!  This week's story is a psychological thriller by Anton Chekhov: "The Bet.

It's an odd story, quiet yet tense, but also not a modern thriller.  It's the sort of story that you might want to think about or talk about afterwards -- especially about the choices these characters made, and whether the ending is a happy one or not.

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 13 - "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov. (21 minutes)


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Quick Update

Reading in the Attic has been on hiatus for a month or so because I had jury duty.  We have finished with the trial, and served justice, and I am now finally getting my feet under me.

I hope to have the next episode, featuring some short stories by Chekhov, up on March 31.  Then an excerpt from  a wonderful Western/High Fantasy by Kyra Halland titled Beneath The Canyons on April 14.

I have so much to catch up on, that I have to cut back on my posting frequency: I plan to do episodes every other week when I have stand-alone stories. If I do another serialized longer story, I will do those episodes weekly.

RitA Ep 12 -- On Hiatus

Reading In The Attic is going on hiatus for the month of March, due to me being called to Jury Duty! 

I was actually planning to slow down the posting schedule for a bit anyway (I need to get some writing done), but the call of duty made me realize I just needed to set it aside for a little bit.

We'll be back on March 31!


I also created an audio version of this Hiatus Announcement for those who don't read the blog but only listen to the podcast.  (Where I also mention a few of the upcoming stories.)

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RitA Ep 11 - "Harsh Climate" part 7 (conclusion)

Conclusion of the light winter thriller: Harsh Climate.

In this last episode: Denver has finally connected with the police... but The Boss has a new plan to kill Kevin and run, with only Vicki in his way.


Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 11 - "Harsh Climate" Part 7. (30 minutes)


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This is the novella version, and should take seven episodes to complete.  For those interested in reading the ebook, you can find it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple's iBookstore, as well as other ebook vendors.

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